Population ages 10-14, male, per capita in South Africa
South Africa: Population ages 10-14, male, per capita was 0.0408 units per person in 2025. ▼ Falling
Population ages 10-14, male, per capita in South Africa, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population ages 10-14, male, per capita in South Africa is 0.0408 units per person, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
The figure is down 2.1% on the previous year and down 5.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 10-14, male, per capita in South Africa peaked at 0.0648 units per person in 1997 and was at its lowest, 0.0408 units per person, in 2025.
That places South Africa 113th out of 218 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Population ages 10-14, male, per capita in South Africa, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.0599 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.0598 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1962 | 0.0597 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1963 | 0.0595 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1964 | 0.0595 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0598 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1966 | 0.0602 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1967 | 0.0604 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1968 | 0.0605 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1969 | 0.0605 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.0604 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1971 | 0.0602 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1972 | 0.06 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1973 | 0.0599 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1974 | 0.0598 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1975 | 0.0598 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0599 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1977 | 0.0602 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1978 | 0.0604 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1979 | 0.0607 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1980 | 0.0607 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0602 units per person | -0.8% |
| 1982 | 0.0594 units per person | -1.3% |
| 1983 | 0.0584 units per person | -1.7% |
| 1984 | 0.0572 units per person | -2.1% |
| 1985 | 0.0563 units per person | -1.5% |
| 1986 | 0.0559 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1987 | 0.0554 units per person | -0.8% |
| 1988 | 0.0546 units per person | -1.5% |
| 1989 | 0.0536 units per person | -2.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0526 units per person | -1.9% |
| 1991 | 0.0527 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0544 units per person | +3.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0563 units per person | +3.3% |
| 1994 | 0.0587 units per person | +4.4% |
| 1995 | 0.0617 units per person | +5.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0638 units per person | +3.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0648 units per person | +1.7% |
| 1998 | 0.0647 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 0.064 units per person | -1.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0628 units per person | -1.9% |
| 2001 | 0.0614 units per person | -2.2% |
| 2002 | 0.06 units per person | -2.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0586 units per person | -2.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0571 units per person | -2.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0558 units per person | -2.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0547 units per person | -2.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0533 units per person | -2.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0517 units per person | -3.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0501 units per person | -3.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0485 units per person | -3.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0467 units per person | -3.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0452 units per person | -3.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0443 units per person | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0437 units per person | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0433 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0438 units per person | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0446 units per person | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0452 units per person | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0454 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 0.045 units per person | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 0.0442 units per person | -1.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0434 units per person | -1.9% |
| 2023 | 0.0425 units per person | -1.9% |
| 2024 | 0.0416 units per person | -2.1% |
| 2025 | 0.0408 units per person | -2.1% |
South Africa compared with similar countries
- South Africa's 0.0408 units per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0419 units per person, 97% of the median. (59 countries reporting)
- South Africa's 0.0408 units per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.062 units per person, 66% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.06 units per person | 0.0595 units per person | 0.0605 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0601 units per person | 0.0598 units per person | 0.0607 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0572 units per person | 0.0536 units per person | 0.0607 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0594 units per person | 0.0526 units per person | 0.0648 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0566 units per person | 0.0501 units per person | 0.0628 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0451 units per person | 0.0433 units per person | 0.0485 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0429 units per person | 0.0408 units per person | 0.045 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near South Africa
More health data for South Africa
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.2 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.1386 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,152 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 3,333 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.5504 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.045 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.0003 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 10-14, male, per capita in South Africa?
- Population ages 10-14, male, per capita in South Africa was 0.0408 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest population ages 10-14, male, per capita recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0648 units per person in 1997.
- What is the lowest population ages 10-14, male, per capita recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0408 units per person in 2025.
- How does South Africa rank for population ages 10-14, male, per capita?
- South Africa ranks 113th out of 218 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 10-14, male, per capita rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this South Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Population ages 10-14, male, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Population ages 10-14, male divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Population ages 10-14, male ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Population ages 10-14, male World Bank staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Population ages 10-14, male divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.